NURS 612 Exam 2 Cardiac questions with
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which |arterial |pulse |is |most |useful |in |evaluating |heart |activity? |- |correct |answer |Carotid
The |nurse |can |best |hear |the |S1 |heart |sound |by |placing |the |stethoscope |at |the |patients |what?
|- |correct |answer |Apex |of |the |heart
When |a |heart |valve |fails |to |open |properly |- |correct |answer |It |is |said |to |be; |Stenotic
The |NP |is |auscultating |the |carotids. |What |is |the |correct |procedure? |- |correct |answer |The |bell |
of |the |stethoscope
A |palpable |rushing |vibration |over |the |base |of |the |heart |at |the |2nd |intercoastal |space |is |called |
a |- |correct |answer |Thrill
The |NP |notes |a |grade |V |systolic |murmur |while |examining |a |client's |precordium. |What |
characteristics |describe |this |type |of |murmur? |- |correct |answer |Heard |with |the |stethoscope |
partly |off |the |chest
If |pitting |edema |is |unilateral |- |correct |answer |you |would |suspect |occlusion |of |a; |Major |vein- |
DVT
The |carotid |pulse |should |coincide |with |which |heart |sound? |- |correct |answer |S1
A |pulsation |that |is |diminshed |to |the |point |of |being |barely |palpable |would |be |graded |as |- |
correct |answer |+1
, An |apical |PMI |palpated |beyond |the |5th |intercostal |space |may |indicate |- |correct |answer |Left |
Ventricular |Hypertrophy |(LVH)
A |patient |you |are |seeing |in |the |emergency |department |for |chest |pain |is |suspected |of |having |
an |MI. |During |the |health |history |interview |of |his |family |history |he |relates |that |his |father |died |
of |heart |trouble. |The |most |imp |follow |up |? |you |should |pose |is |what? |- |correct |answer |What |
age |was |your |father |at |the |time |of |his |death?
The |term |claudation |means? |- |correct |answer |Pain |from |muscle |ischemia
You |are |conducting |an |examination |of |Mr. |C's |heart |and |blood |vessels |and |auscultate |a |grade |
III |murmur. |The |intensity |of |this |murmur |is? |- |correct |answer |Moderately |loud.
A |third |heart |sound |is |created |by? |- |correct |answer |Diastolic |filling
The |major |heart |sounds |are |normally |created |by? |- |correct |answer |Valves |closing
The |nurse |is |auscultating |the |heart |sounds |of |an |adult |pt. |To |auscultate |Erb's |point |the |nurse |
should |place |the |stethoscope |at |the |- |correct |answer |3rd-5th |intercostal |space, |left |sternal |
border
Which |group |is |most |likely |to |be |subjected |to |invasive |cardiac |procedures |in |the |US? |- |correct |
answer |White |men
Whic |of |the |following |distinguishes |musculoskeletal |pain |from |the |pain |of |vascular |
insufficiency? |
A) |onset |during |activity
B) |Increases |with |intensity |and |duration |of |activity
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correct answers |
which |arterial |pulse |is |most |useful |in |evaluating |heart |activity? |- |correct |answer |Carotid
The |nurse |can |best |hear |the |S1 |heart |sound |by |placing |the |stethoscope |at |the |patients |what?
|- |correct |answer |Apex |of |the |heart
When |a |heart |valve |fails |to |open |properly |- |correct |answer |It |is |said |to |be; |Stenotic
The |NP |is |auscultating |the |carotids. |What |is |the |correct |procedure? |- |correct |answer |The |bell |
of |the |stethoscope
A |palpable |rushing |vibration |over |the |base |of |the |heart |at |the |2nd |intercoastal |space |is |called |
a |- |correct |answer |Thrill
The |NP |notes |a |grade |V |systolic |murmur |while |examining |a |client's |precordium. |What |
characteristics |describe |this |type |of |murmur? |- |correct |answer |Heard |with |the |stethoscope |
partly |off |the |chest
If |pitting |edema |is |unilateral |- |correct |answer |you |would |suspect |occlusion |of |a; |Major |vein- |
DVT
The |carotid |pulse |should |coincide |with |which |heart |sound? |- |correct |answer |S1
A |pulsation |that |is |diminshed |to |the |point |of |being |barely |palpable |would |be |graded |as |- |
correct |answer |+1
, An |apical |PMI |palpated |beyond |the |5th |intercostal |space |may |indicate |- |correct |answer |Left |
Ventricular |Hypertrophy |(LVH)
A |patient |you |are |seeing |in |the |emergency |department |for |chest |pain |is |suspected |of |having |
an |MI. |During |the |health |history |interview |of |his |family |history |he |relates |that |his |father |died |
of |heart |trouble. |The |most |imp |follow |up |? |you |should |pose |is |what? |- |correct |answer |What |
age |was |your |father |at |the |time |of |his |death?
The |term |claudation |means? |- |correct |answer |Pain |from |muscle |ischemia
You |are |conducting |an |examination |of |Mr. |C's |heart |and |blood |vessels |and |auscultate |a |grade |
III |murmur. |The |intensity |of |this |murmur |is? |- |correct |answer |Moderately |loud.
A |third |heart |sound |is |created |by? |- |correct |answer |Diastolic |filling
The |major |heart |sounds |are |normally |created |by? |- |correct |answer |Valves |closing
The |nurse |is |auscultating |the |heart |sounds |of |an |adult |pt. |To |auscultate |Erb's |point |the |nurse |
should |place |the |stethoscope |at |the |- |correct |answer |3rd-5th |intercostal |space, |left |sternal |
border
Which |group |is |most |likely |to |be |subjected |to |invasive |cardiac |procedures |in |the |US? |- |correct |
answer |White |men
Whic |of |the |following |distinguishes |musculoskeletal |pain |from |the |pain |of |vascular |
insufficiency? |
A) |onset |during |activity
B) |Increases |with |intensity |and |duration |of |activity
